Word of the Day / Oref: Sticking your neck out for the home front

In a small country like Israel, the army’s rearguard is, in a sense, the civilian home front.

Israelis were lining up for hours to get gas masks a few short weeks ago, back when it looked like a U.S. attack on Syria loomed. Our family dutifully got the additional gas mask we needed too, and noticed that the box says in English, in orange letters, “Open this kit only under clear instructions from the Rear Command.”

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